InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Front curtain ( Chapter 28 )

Chapter 28: Front curtain

 

 

A/N: I haven't received as many reviews for the past chapter as usual. Therefore I'm wondering if the story is becoming a little boring or repetitive, if so I'll get things moving a little faster, let me know :)

 

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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshy and Kagura would be happily mated and working on silver haired baby number three by now…

 

 

 

“Talking”

`Thoughts'

 

 

 

“You are not nervous, are you?” Sesshoumaru gently asked his girlfriend of now a month. The dog demon still was surprised how things were going smoothly between them. To him, time also strangely seemed to go by much faster with Kagura and Kanna by his side.

 

“No, so there's really no need for you to be here.” Kagura answered to the disapproval of the young woman carefully applying make up to her face. Had it not been for the presence of the dog demon she would have glared at Kagura, whose movements made it hard for her to work easily.

 

“This Sesshoumaru merely wants to make sure everything goes on smoothly during the shoot.” He lied with a snort. In truth he had more pressing matters to take care of at the office, but he simply could not fathom not being here for Kagura and her daughter.

 

“Whatever. Stay if you want.” The wind sorceress told him with a knowing smirk, looking at him from the corner of her eyes. 'My my isn't he an overprotective dog? Has he forgotten that I'm the one who makes his schedule? I know he purposely pushed some meetings back to be able to be with Kanna and me now. That's kind of touching.'

 

Kagura was suddenly thrown out of her reverie when the door of the trailer where she and her daughter were getting ready was suddenly opened forcefully.

 

“Miss Kagura are you done getting ready?” None other than Tanuki, the younger representative from B-bags barged in. His red eyes glowed when he spotted Kagura being dressed in sharp dark dress pants and a white silk shirt.

 

“Wow Miss Kagura you look positively gorgeous this morning.” The stunned raccoon youkai stammered having a hard time finding his words. He then could not help but smile broadly at the wind sorceress.

 

“Get out of here! They are obviously not done getting ready otherwise they would be out on the set.” Sesshoumaru growled as he suppressed the urge to throw out his employer. 'That idiot, for all he knew Kagura might have been in the middle of dressing!' The thought only enraged him even more.

 

“Please forgive me Sesshoumaru-sama, I did not mean anything bad. I only wanted to make sure that Kagura-san and her daughter were okay. Once again forgive me.” Tanuki said with a small bow as he quickly scampered outside.

 

“Hum, territorial much. Is it because he has a crush on me that you practically threw the poor man out of here?” Kagura mocked looking at her boyfriend's frowning face. Even if she did not let it out, she was amused by Sesshoumaru's reaction. 'Seems like my doggy is indeed jealous and very protective.'

 

“Do not be ridiculous. He just needs to be taught a lesson, and learn to knock on doors. Especially when women could be in the middle of dressing.” He scoffed feeling discomfort at being found out so easily.

 

“What the fuc... hell do you think you're doing?” Kagura suddenly exclaimed as she turned around to glare at the woman who had dared touch her bun.

 

“As much as the feathers are a nice addition, you've got to lose this outdated hairdo.” The young makeup artist and hairdresser explained herself.

 

“Leave it.” Sesshoumaru instructed. He was not entirely sure why Kagura was reacting this way, but by the expression on her face he knew that if the young human did not stay away from Kagura's hair, she would lose an arm courtesy of a wind blade.

 

“Fine.” The young employee said with a sigh as she moved over to the next chair where Kanna was busy looking at herself in a mirror; happily admiring her brand new white dress. The female employee took out her makeup box and was about to add some color on Kanna's pale face when she was interrupted.

 

“Don't even think about it, unless you want to lose some limbs.” Kagura spat narrowing her eyes in anger, resisting the urge to take out her fan.

 

“She looks so pale that she looks sick, so I need to add some color on her cheeks.” The young makeup artist defended herself again.

 

“That will not be necessary. You can leave.” The dog demon dismissed her. With a shrug of her shoulder, the young human packed up her belongings and left the trailer, cursing under her breath.

 

'Even though I am used to the practice and have been in the business for long and do understand her recommendation, I simply am not comfortable with the idea of make up being applied to our little girl.' Sesshoumaru thought not even registering his growing attachment to Kanna.

 

“Ready?” The dog demon asked as he walked over to his girlfriend.

 

Kagura picked up her daughter and after pressing a quick kiss to Sesshoumaru's lips, spoke. “Yep. Let's go.”

 

The three of them walked out of the trailer together, heading towards the set of the commercial shoot.

 

 

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“What the hell is this? You call these bags? Tanukiiiii!” A tall blond haired woman screeched at the top of her lungs.

 

“Yes Miss Shuhei.” The raccoon demon answered quickly, running up to the beautiful eagle youkai hired to direct the test shoot for the company he worked for.

 

“Stop using my last name!” She snapped, her yellow eyes shining brightly. “Call me Sondai, I always use my first name when I start shooting. Anyway the color of these bags is keeping my creativity from flowing easily. Get rid of them and bring new ones. A darker color will do.” The director gave out her instructions.

 

“Of course. I apologize for disappointing you.” Tanuki sighed nervously after replacing his thin glasses over his nose. “Our choice was unsatisfactory, but I will solve the problem immediately.” He then added a shy smile on his lips.

 

“Yeah do that... now!” Sondai added letting out an exasperated sigh. The young raccoon demon wasted no time to go fulfill her order.

 

“Ugh she's got him wrapped around her little finger; that's truly pathetic.” Kagura commented as she shook her head softly. She, Sesshoumaru and Kanna had assisted to the entire exchange between Tanuki and Sondai.

 

“Hum. Upset that he does not have eyes only for you anymore. Was it a trace of jealousy I heard my dear?” Sesshoumaru teased her lightly. In truth the dog demon was quite happy to see the b-bags representative attracted to another woman.

 

'Tanuki and Shuhei? Now that would be an interesting couple. Though I have been working with Sondai too long to know that the two of them will never end up together.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself.

 

“As if!” The wind sorceress scoffed aware her boyfriend was just teasing her.

 

“Everyone gather up!” Sondai ordered, her hard dark yellow eyes looking over the entire set, ready to point out any mistakes.

 

“Okay. So you all know... or rather are supposed to know the script. Just in case, I still am going to remind you because I really am not sure the lot of you are really reliable..” The eagle demoness sighed before taking a deep breath.

 

“The scene takes place in the morning in an apartment. The mother is late for work, and her babysitter is MIA so she has to take her daughter along. Her angry boss calls her for what seems to be the hundredth time. At this point you've got to look really annoyed since the boss is stressing the woman about the files she has to turn in. But she doesn't have enough space in her purse to take along all she needs for her daughter and the precious heavy files. What will the woman do?!” The director started with large hand and arm gestures, trying to make Kagura and Kanna understand what she was expecting from them.

 

“Luckily for her, the mother has the latest diaper bag from b-bags and she is then able to stuff all her personal belongings, her daughter's things, and her precious files in the bag.” Sondai Shuhei, the director said as she walked to the side to once more check on the lights.

 

Then as she noticed that Tanuki was back with the new bag she had asked for, she allowed a small smile to appear on her usually cold and cruel lips. 'My he is quite a useful and effective little errand boy.' Sondai thought to herself. Her smile was replaced by a frown when she noticed that his appearance had managed to make her stop her explanation.

 

“Where was I again? Oh yes.” The director said aloud, her hard yellow eyes once more scanning the cast and crew around her.

 

“The woman arrives at the office, and everything goes smoothly. Then you...” She interrupted herself to point to Kagura. “You finally exclaim, holding the bag high, looking straight into the camera, a bright smile on your lips 'Wherever you go, whatever you do. It will never fail you'. The shoot ends with a close up on the boss congratulating the mother.” The director said with a satisfied sigh as she headed back towards her camera.

 

“Yeah I know that since I helped create the ideas behind the commercial, not to mention that I got it before the FIFTH time you explained the damn thing at the rehearsals!” The wind sorceress growled with irritation.

 

“Hmpf. You're only an amateur, the great artistic genius that I am merely wants to make sure that my creativity will not be hindered by your lack of experience. For the life of me I still don't see why they hired you. I mean it's not like you're gorgeous or anything... Anyways this is just the test shoot and not the real thing, so luckily your face won't be representing the brand, and when we do the final shoot I'll be able to work with a real actress.” The director said on a mocking tone after settling behind her camera, glaring daggers at Kagura, who was holding her daughter tightly.

 

“Why you little bitc...” Kagura started, her crimson eyes burning brightly.

 

“Oh Miss Sondai, I am sure Kagura-san is going to do very well. She is a very intelligent and creative woman, just as you are.” Tanuki intervened, trying to calm down the two female demons, a bright smile on his lips.

 

'I hope they will not start fighting. Not only wouldn't I want to see Kagura and Sondai argue, but I also hope to get home early, I did promise mom that I'd be there in time for dinner. It is pasta night tonight after all...' The raccoon demon thought about his living situation. As much as he adored his mother, the bachelor did wish to be more independent.

 

'I guess that's why I admire women like Kagura and Sondai so much; they are not only beautiful, but also so strong. They unlike me certainly wouldn't have any trouble moving out of their mother's house…' Tanuki then blushed slightly as he realized where his thoughts had taken him.

 

“Indeed Shuhei, this will be enough directions for now.” Sesshoumaru told the young and beautiful eagle demoness. The dog demon could tell that Kagura was getting angrier by the second, but he did not feel like getting in the middle of a fight between his girlfriend and the arrogant and demanding director his company usually employed. Sondai was renowned to be quite a pain to work with, despite her great talent.

 

“Do your best Kagura, Kanna.” Sesshoumaru then added with a reassuring smile aimed at his girls.

 

“Fine. Let's just get on with this.” Kagura muttered pacified by her boyfriend's words of encouragement,. She did however send one last annoyed glare to Sondai as she put her daughter on the ground and got ready to shoot the first scene.

 

 

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“Ugh I thought this was never going to end. I had no idea this whole thing was going to be so much work when I agreed to do this advertising thingy.” Kagura complained as she opened up the passenger door of Sesshoumaru's car and settled inside.

 

“Good work. It is now time for a reward.” Sesshoumaru informed his girlfriend as he finished strapping the sleepy Kanna in her car seat. He then closed the door of his car, making as little noise as possible, not to disturb Kanna, and settled in the driver's seat.

 

“Well...” Kagura interrupted herself to press a quick kiss to her unsuspecting boyfriend's cheek before adding with a chuckle “This is a good enough reward for me. On second thought, a nice dinner and a bath wouldn't be that bad either.”

 

“Really? How about a week away by the seashore?” He asked with a seductive smirk as he started his car.

 

“A week?! I thought you said we'd go away just for a weekend? Taking a week off costs a lot of money. Not to mention that you have so much stuff to work on at the office right now...” Kagura protested meekly. To her embarrassment, despite her will to protest, she could already picture her daughter playing in the sand, or the sound of waves playing in her ears as she lazily lay in bed next to Sesshoumaru. Only picturing those blissful moments made her crimson eyes take on a faraway look.

 

“Kagura I will not repeat myself. Do not make money an issue. We will be staying at my father's vacation house therefore we will not have to spend that much money. Besides Inuyasha and Miroku are contributing as well. Also do remember that as soon as we step out of the office you stop being my secretary and are my girlfriend. Now it is true that I do have work to do, but it isn't anything that cannot be done by communicating over the phone or through email. Besides this Sesshoumaru is the CEO therefore if I wish to take time away from the company, I will.” The dog demon explained.

 

“By the way, I meant to ask you something. Since you are the big boss how come you actually have to work on campaigns and deal with annoying clients and stuff?” She asked him a thoughtful frown on her brows as she recalled the insufferable Mrs. Yamashita.

 

“It is simple. When I inherited the company from my father after his untimely death, I was very young and barely out of college. Therefore in order for the board members to back me up, and the shareholders not sell their shares of the company, which surely would have caused its ruin, I needed to prove my worth.” The dog demon explained with a shrug, making a sharp turn with his car.

 

“In other words you are now acting CEO but you also have to work just as hard as any other employee, if not way more, to show those old bats you deserve to be the boss?” Kagura remarked with a thoughtful expression.

 

“Precisely.” He answered with a nod pleased by Kagura's deduction skills. 'As much as I hate it, I have to listen to these 'old bats' as Kagura put it... At least for now, but one day I will take my independence from these idiotic scared useless so called entrepreneurs.' The dog demon vowed to himself.

 

Ever since he had taken over his father's agency, Sesshoumaru had improved it greatly, but the dog demon still felt limited in his work due to the older shareholders, who often times refused to follow or back up his inventive new ideas to make the advertising agency even more successful.

 

`Oh yes one day they definitely will not be able to stop me anymore.' Only thinking with longing about the time he would become independent, Sesshoumaru could not prevent his jaw from tightening. `Hopefully this day will come very soon.'

 

“I see... Oh, I almost forgot! Before we go on our little trip, I do have to send those surveys to the mailing list of the center I talked to you about. Now that we're done shooting the test ad...” She said cursing herself for forgetting.

 

“I remember, the center that assists young mothers, right?” He asked recalling a conversation they had had previously in his office.

 

“Yep. They helped me so much when I just had Kanna. I had no idea how to care for a baby, but they gave me tons of advice on how to take care of her and stuff... It'd be great if some of the young mothers involved with them could not only help us by giving their opinions on the b-bags product, but also be able to make money by answering the survey... Ten bucks can buy you some formula.” The wind sorceress explained happily.

 

“We are leaving early tomorrow morning, and it will take Sondai around three days to finish editing the film, so I doubt you will have time to mail those forms, but you can defer the task to Mika.” Sesshoumaru offered for an answer.

 

'As much as I hate it, she is the only person able to take on such a task. Since Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango and Miroku will be leaving with us, there will not be that many capable people left at the office. I need all the other more competent employees to work on more important tasks.' Sesshoumaru thought with a slight frown.

 

“Ugh can she really be trusted to do that? She will have to sort out between who is in our target group, or even who is still a getting helped at the center. From what I saw on the mailing list I got from them, most women are not involved with them anymore. I'd be the perfect example. Even if I'm still on their database, they obviously have my old address, and anyway since Kanna's a big girl now, I wouldn't even be in our target group for the ad. ” Kagura explained thoughtfully.

 

“Hum my dear by the sound of it, it seems you are now truly immersed in the advertising business.” Sesshoumaru could not help but remark with a proud smirk.

 

“Well I did have one heck of a good teacher.” She purred seductively as she ran her hand over his thigh.

 

“Do not worry everything will work out. Starting from now, we are on leave and therefore we do not have to bother about such things anymore. At least not for a week.” He reassured her with a bright smile taking his hand away from the wheel to give a gentle squeeze to her small limb resting on his thigh.

 

“Yes except packing our bags. If only you had told me we were leaving so soon I would have packed up earlier. No matter, soon it will be just us and the beach!” Kagura exclaimed happily turning around to flash her daughter a smile, to her delight Kanna, who had just awakened from her light sleep looked up from Kuma-chan, the small white stuffed toy she was playing with, and smiled back at her mother.

 

The small exchange did not escape Sesshoumaru's sharp golden eyes and a smile on his lips he averted his gaze from the rear view mirror to the street in front of him.

 

'Yes US is all that matters. Just the three of us.' The dog demon thought with a contended smile.

 

 

 

To be continued...

 

 

A/N: Hum time for some time off and a nice deserved break. Will everything go on well? Let's find out in the first part of their gateway, Road trip. Oh and to all of you fans of awkward thirty something shy men still living with their mothers, rejoice, Tanuki will make other appearance(s?) later on in the story :p So will of course his boss Mrs. Yamashita, and maybe even Sondai... Enough spoilers for today.

 

Lastly I'll be swamped with work next week, so I can't promise an update, though I'll try very hard not to leave you hanging for too long ^_^